In the past, during my parents' early years, people celebrated Christmas in a very different way than we do today. It was a time for worship, people getting ready for the coming of the Messiah, Christ our King.

Chavez, a former superintendent of the Santa Fe Indian School and three-time governor of Santo Domingo Pueblo, also known as Kewa Pueblo, was tapped to co-chair Lujan Grisham's committee on education and Indian affairs.

Each year, the merchants and museums along historic Ledoux Street in Taos, New Mexico USA open their doors for a holiday tradition called "Lighting of Ledoux." So-called because of the numerous farolitos and bonfires ...